mario diaz was in miami. governor crist, my mom says hi.emembers you fondly when you dropped by her 85th birthday. i have to say governor rick scott is sending her love letters. i don't know, man. out of sight, out of mind. you got to get back into the game. >> your mother is a great lady and i was honored to be at her birthday and i want to thank you publicly for come doing carol and my wedding about four years ago. it was nice to have is you in st. peter's. thank you for the invitation. >> geraldo: you are great couple and i appreciated being with us. what about benghazi gate? does it have legs in florida? >> i don't think we know yet. i really don't. until you get answers to some of the questions i have seen you pose o on the segment befoe i don't think you can answer that question whether it will have an impact or not. people are concerned about things certainly happening overseas but things happening here at home. they are concerned about the economy. people have been talking about that during the entire campaign. i think that is where

. >> geraldo: mario diaz ballard. you could go on and on. eat governors out there. >> geraldo: mario rubio. >> sure. >> geraldo: senator bayh let me ask you the question that i tried with charles but didn't get anywhere. are you distressed with the racial divide. people of color going one way, white men and married white women going the other. don't you hate that the election can shake down to something as elemental and fundamental as that? >> it is distressing, geraldo. and it is just one of the division. left versus right. just a whole number of divides and the truth is we have more in common but too many political leaders that accentuate the few you superfy shall differences. the president is now ahead about two to one among a l.a. tinos and as long as they have the unyielding position on immigration it sends a message to many in the community there is a big chunk of the party that would prefer that they weren't here. they need to look at immigration reform this they are going to make strides in the hispanic community. >> geraldo: what do

florida congressman mario diaz balart is joining us this morning.nice to have you with us. >> good to see you. >> assess for me how you think the president's speech was. >> great speech. but he's known to give good speeches. >> waiting for the but. >> well, look, the president has had a lot of experience giving speeches. remember, according to him, quote unquote, he has given speeches in 57 states. but he gave a great speech in cairo. and today, egypt is run by the islamic brotherhood. great speeches don't mean great leadership. and the question is, are his policies working for the american people? are his policies working when poverty is up? when unemployment is 8% for 42 consecutive months? when, you know, the cost of living is up, and gasoline prices are double what they were? >> you heard osama bin laden is dead. the auto industry was saved. i think every single person in this diner could cite all of the numbers on the democratic and republican side. is that ultimately what the undecided voters will have to go from? what is the thing that's goin

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joining us now to talk about what to expect from the gop in the debates is republican congressman mario diazilliard from florida. welcome, congressman. >> good morning, carol. >> good morning. thank you for being here. you have worked closely with congressman ryan. you know, i think that people are excited for the presidential debates, but i think people are more -- eve more excited and enthusiastic for the vice presidential debates. why do you think that is? why are they so excited to see paul ryan debate joe biden? >> well, first, paul ryan is one of the brightest individuals you'll ever deal with. one of the most prepared. he understands how the economy works. how -- what the economy is doing and what the country needs to do to create jobs. the other aspect is that vice president joe biden is always entertaining. he is a good debater. don't get me wrong. but you never know if he's going to open mouth and insert foot. i think a lot of people are waiting to see both of those things. you know, two people that may be good debaters but one of them, joe biden, who sometimes looks like he's on t

and i thank my colleague congressman mario diaz-balart for his work if the time the first reports of contaminated dry wall surfaced. for all these reasons and for all the people who have been affected, i urge my colleagues to evening to support the passage of h.r. 4212 and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida yields back. the the gentlelady from california is recognized. mrs. bono mack spiff -- mrs. bono mack: i have no further speakers. i'm going to close, i want to make one more point here, it's a great point, republicans and democrats are united on this very important safety issue. made in china is stamped on everything from toys to consumer electron exs. let's make sure it's stamped on our drywall too and make sure that our quality standards are upheld and we stand behind it. i thank the staff of the subcommittee and the full committee for their work over these many past days. with that, mr. speaker, i ask that think -- that my colleagues support this bill, h r. 4212, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro temp